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Originally Posted by Umbie
Easy, guy. Never did I judge the car or say anything negative about the Porsche enthusiasts out there. I was simply surprised by the amount of Stuttgart fans on the forum, and was surprised that no one disliked the (infamous, notorious, well-known) look of the cars and thought the price is inflated like myself. I also said "I cannot judge the cars themselves as I have never driven one"... But let me ask you this, if you disliked the look of a vehicle, no matter how well it performs, would you still strive to own one? I know I wouldn't. I thought I worded my post in a way that wouldn't upset anyone, but I guess not.
Orthojoe, thanks for understanding where I'm coming from.
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I've never been much for the look of the 911, personally (the newer ones are a bit better though), and I honestly didn't think I would ever own a Porsche either. Then, as with several of the prior posters, I test drove a used Cayman S to compare it to the BRZ. As said earlier in this thread, after driving one, you end up wondering which limbs you can sell to purchase one (they really are that good). After driving the Cayman, I can safely say that no, the price does not seem inflated at all to me. I can't comment on the 911, as I haven't driven one, but the Cayman S is worth every penny of the $65-80k you would pay for a new one (not to mention the $30-40k you can pay for a used one in good to excellent condition).
That having been said, I agree that I wouldn't strive to own a car that I didn't like the appearance of. That's a large part of why I was never considering a 370Z, for example - it's in the same price range I was looking at, but before even reading the reviews of how it drove, I eliminated it purely on the basis of appearance.